. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 624 THE ROSEATE TERN. are rather new species, not familiar to the general reader, as, indeed, is the case with several others, all of which we indicate, as it is thought desirable to keep a general view of all the American species, though we may not find it desirable to add any considerable details. Other species inhabiting North America are the Mew, Heerman's Gull, Laughing Gull, Franklin's Gull, Bonaparte's, Ross's, Sabine's, and Swallow-tail. The Laughing Gull is very common on our So
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 624 THE ROSEATE TERN. are rather new species, not familiar to the general reader, as, indeed, is the case with several others, all of which we indicate, as it is thought desirable to keep a general view of all the American species, though we may not find it desirable to add any considerable details. Other species inhabiting North America are the Mew, Heerman's Gull, Laughing Gull, Franklin's Gull, Bonaparte's, Ross's, Sabine's, and Swallow-tail. The Laughing Gull is very common on our South Atlantic and Gulf shores, where it has a habit of chasing the pelicans and causing them to share food with BOSS'S GULL.—Ji/iodoetethia rosea. The name of Scissor-bill {RTiynchops mgra), is very ajipropriately given to this species. This remarkable Gull has a long and much-compressed beak, the lower mandible being much longer than the upper, rather flatter, and shxitting into the upper like a knife-blade into the handle. The Scissor-bill is found along the coast of America and part of Africa. This is also called the Black Skimmer, or Cut-water, from its remarkable shears-like bill. It is seen off the Jersey coast and southward. The singular bill is the only unusual feature. From its habit of scooping its bill along the surface of the sea for its food, it is called Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Holder, Joseph B. (Joseph Bassett), 1824-1888; Prang, Louis, 1824-1909, lithographer; Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Illustrated natural history; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI. New York : Selmar Hess
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